A pulse is a type of wave that is limited in its extent. A physical example which illustrates pulses is a long taut string. When plucked, a disturbance, consisting of particles moving perpendicularly to the string, travels along the string. This...

In medicine, a person's pulse is the throbbing of their arteries as an effect of the heart beat. It can be felt at the neck (carotid artery), at the wrist (radial artery), behind the knee (popliteal artery), on the inside of the elbow (brachial artery),...

Dry pea production has shifted from the Pacific Northwest to the Upper Midwest, and industry officials want research money to move in the same direction.A bill before the North Dakota Legislature would accomplish that, establishing a pulse crop breeding program at North Dakota State University...

Keeping inflation under control as the economy emerges from a yearlong sluggish spell is certain to be a matter of lively debate for Federal Reserve policymakers.Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and his central bank colleagues open a two-day meeting Wednesday, where the economy's current and future...

Business Leaders: Are you having a hard time retaining good employees? If so, take the following quiz. Remember to answer honestly; you are the only one watching. Can you remember the last time you thanked an employee for a "job well done"? YES NO NOT...

A woman was presumed dead and left in a car's wreckage with a tarp over her body for an hour after a paramedic failed to check her pulse, officials said.But a firefighters association official said Wednesday that the paramedic was acting according to his training...